(S) Start by catching train from Woodbridge to Melton. Leave Melton station; turn right beside road and cross level crossing. Turn right at kissing gate just beyond crossing and follow path to river wall. Turn right along river wall path. Follow path for around half a mile. When tarmacked area reached beside level crossing, turn left and then right in front of brick cottage. At junction with road to Tide Mill, turn left then right beside quay and return to Woodbridge station.(E)
A Stroll by the Deben
This walk explores the town of Woodbridge, the river Deben and the surrounding landscape.
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 2.51 km -
Average duration: 0h 45 -
Difficulty: Easy -
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Return to departure point: No -
Vertical gain: + 4 m -
Vertical drop: - 3 m -
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Highest point: 6 m -
Lowest point: -1 m
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Country:
United Kingdom
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District:
Woodbridge -
Start: N 52.090224° / E 1.317935° -
End: N 52.104301° / E 1.33833° -
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Description of the walk
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 2 m
- E : km 2.51 - alt. 3 m
Practical information
Route follows exposed paths beside deep, tidal water. Some sections on roads and through urban areas. High visibility clothing recommended.
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+37 m
-37 m
1h 30
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+9 m
-9 m
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Walker 
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+60 m
-48 m
5h 25
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Walker 
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+60 m
-51 m
7h 40
Difficult
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A walk along the Suffolk Fynn Valley between Woodbridge and Witnesham, with a return route via Grundisburgh and Hasketon.
The walk follows the the banks of the Deben around to Martlesham Creek where it meets the River Fynn. The path then follows the rivers course through Little Bealings, Playford and Tuddenham St Martin through to Witnesham. Waymarkers point out the route throughout this section. The return is on footpaths across fields to Grundisburgh, then using further footpaths to Hasketon and finally back to Woodbridge
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Walker 
26.74 km
+79 m
-71 m
7h 50
Difficult
Departure from Melton (Suffolk)
A river side walk along the Deben Estuary in Suffolk between the villages of Melton and Bawdsey. This walk follows river side footpaths with spectacular views across the estuary. Unfortunately at Ramsholt there is no public access and one needs to divert through to the village of Alderton with a road walk for the last few miles to Bawdsey. A ferry crossing an a short walk into Felixstowe provides public transport access back to Melton
Bromeswell Village
Walker 
3.09 km
+9 m
-27 m
0h 55
Easy
Departure from Bromeswell (Suffolk)
A very easy walk around the Suffolk Village of Bromeswell. The Sandlings Path avoids the busy road between Melton and the footpath across the Heathland to Rendlesham Forest by navigating around the quiet village of Bromeswell. Although only a short distance, it is worth taking ones time to explore this quiet village with its typically East Anglian church of St Edmund.
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